USTartup X-Accelerator Info Session - SY1617 2nd Sem

Info session for the first ever accelerator program for Thomasians. Intake for the first cohort for the school year 2016 - 2017 2nd semester.

Transcript

2. WHAT IS A STARTUP ACCELERATOR? Source: http://www.catalyzer.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Startup101-header.jpg
4. X-ACCELERATOR? This will be the first ever startup accelerator program for Thomasians. ”X” means 10 in other words, a program running for 10 weeks. WHY? A program designed for students
5. USTARTUP STUDENT TESTIMONIES
6. PROGRAM BENEFITS Mentoring Experience/Learnings Publicity Startup Support Network Be our first batch!
7. TIMELINE (2017) February *April 14: Demo day February 12: Deadline (11:59PM) February 13 – 21: Admissions Filtering/Deliberation February 22: Release of results February 27: Start of the Acceleration February 27 – Late March: Acceleration
8. WHAT KIND OF STARTUPS DO WE ACCEPT? Idea stage – early stage NON-traditional and NON-consulting High-risk and innovative In-dept definition defined at the FAQs
9. TIP #1 – HAVE A GREAT TEAM
10. TIP #2 – IT SOLVES A PROBLEM
11. TIP #3 – SUBMITTING A PITCH VIDEO = EXTRA INCENTIVE
12. TIP #4 – SUBMITTING DAYS BEFORE DEADLINE = LESS PROCRASTINATION
13. TIP #5 – BE PASSIONATE AND READY TO COMMIT
14. AVOID THE FOLLOWING MISTAKES Fail to answer the question Wrong grammar Late submissions Doing this for the sake of resume No clear reason for joining Incomplete/unclear details
15. TOP FAQS 4.) Will we be writing any business plans? 2.) Do we provide funding grant? 1.) Can my thesis join? 3.) I’m an MBA student. Can I join? 5.) Will there be any registration fee? Bonus: I don’t know any of the market size mentioned in the form (or any of the technical terms written). Can I write “I don’t know” or “I’ll figure out soon”?
16. FAQs: bit.ly/xacceleratorfaqs Question Preview: bit.ly/xacceleratorquestionformpreview Apply now: bit.ly/xaccelerator20162017secondsem THANK YOU!